CoolLikeThat

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1. Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

   CoolLikeThat replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced Practice

   And people ask me why I will never let my children be seen by a

2. My first week as an NP

   CoolLikeThat replied to 2bNotAnotherMaleNurse7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   The first year can be tough. You graduate and feel you know stuff then go to work for/with providers who know way more and have so much more experience on top of that. It is intimidating and...

3. Same Undergraduate & Graduate College?

   CoolLikeThat replied to Icooka4u's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I do not think it makes a difference either way as long as you of to a decent school and not a pay-for-degree online program. I moved around a lot and ever program I completed was with a different...

4. Make more $$ and Work Less.

   CoolLikeThat replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Maybe consider moving up the coast. I receive about 10 emails a week for jobs in Oregon, Washington and no Alaska with some pretty attractive salaries plus moving expenses and loan forgiveness. Some...

5. Military Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

   CoolLikeThat replied to bnw6385's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I deployed with an FNP that was put bedside as an RN - the needs of the military come first. She did throw a major girl scout tantrum which did not endear her to

6. FNP in hospitalist or internist role?

   CoolLikeThat replied to ashurtle's topic in Advanced Practice

   Yup, If in doubt check with your BON. People on this share opinions that are not always based in facts or my be the case in their state but not all

7. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

   CoolLikeThat replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Where I am there is a significant lack of family physicians so just about all the clinics are staffed with NPs with maybe a physician rotating between several clinics. The problems come when these...

8. Misdiagnosis

   CoolLikeThat replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   It happens and it provides a learning opportunity. I feel for the ED physicians and those who work primary care as they are faced with everything and have a higher likelihood of misdiagnosing. I see...

9. The hospitalist dilemma

   CoolLikeThat replied to sauce's topic in Advanced Practice

   No I am the farthest thing from a bad ass! I just benefited from one on one training by a brilliant specialist who brought me along slowly and forced me to learn and grow. There is no way an NP...

10. My professor told us NPs have no future...

    CoolLikeThat replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Remember the saying, "Those who can't do,

11. The hospitalist dilemma

    CoolLikeThat replied to sauce's topic in Advanced Practice

    They did not have an ACNP program near me when I decided to return to school for my FNP. I believe I would have gone that route or even the dual ACNP/FNP route, but programs have changed since then...

12. What type of shifts do you work?

    CoolLikeThat replied to missdeevah's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Monday thru Friday 8-5 (usually done by 3 or 4) no holidays,nights, weekends or call!!! I work with an intensivist

13. reading EKGs- an advanced privilege?

    CoolLikeThat replied to NPmimzy75's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    During my RN career I do not ever recall an NP signing off on EKGs and as an NP I am happy to have someone else have the responsibility for that job. MDs in my hospital can read them, but if there is...

14. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    CoolLikeThat replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My A&P class had us responsible for every bone. It was a cool class we had the exam with all these bones in different stations with numbered areas and we went from station to station filling out...

15. What do NP's wear

    CoolLikeThat replied to FutureNP111315's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my NP program I was in scrubs and a ponytail everyday even though my program insisted on business attire. Starting my first job I went all out with the clothes and the shoes and actually woke up...